NASA set to crash spacecraft into asteroid to protect Earth in future
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) A NASA spacecraft was set to smash into an asteroid early on Tuesday, in a bid to test a technology to defend Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards in the future.
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International Politics 10:04 AMChina launches two new experimental satellites
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Science/Technol Business 02:16 PMAgnikul to launch Agnibaan rocket before 2022
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Weather may play spoilsport as NASA prepares again for Moon mission launch
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) As NASA prepares to launch its much-anticipated Artemis 1 Moon mission next week, there is only a 20 per cent chance that the weather will be ideal for the launch.
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James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune's rings
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) US-based space agency NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of Neptune's rings in more than 30 years.
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Artemis I Moon mission: NASA troubleshoots hydrogen leak issue
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) The US space agency has once again readied its Artemis I moon mission and met all objectives, including the key hydrogen leak threat which has resulted in two failure attempts.
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Delhi-NCR teachers, experts worry about rising behavioural issues in schoolchildren (Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) As schools across the country now open after two years of online education, principals, teachers and behavioural experts on Wednesday reported a significant rise in behavioural issues among schoolchildren like aggression, attention span deficit, sleeplessness, and emotional disturbances, especially among those who lost their near and dear ones in Covid.
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Blood clot risk remains for year after Covid in those who aren't hospitalised
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Covid-19 infection increases the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots for at least 49 weeks or almost a year, even in those who do not get hospitalised, researchers have warned.
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Common gene puts 230 mn people at Covid death risk: Nature study
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) In a significant find, a Nature study has linked a gene called 'APOE' with Covid-related deaths, and a retrospective analysis suggests that three per cent people on Earth (at least 230 million) have copies of this particular gene and may be at the Covid-induced death risk.
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NASA releases final blueprint for sustained human presence in space
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) The US space agency has released a revised blueprint with 63 final objectives for sustained human presence and exploration throughout the solar system, as it plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024.
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36 OneWeb satellites reach Indian rocket port for launch by ISRO's rocket (Ld)
Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) Thirty-six satellites of OneWeb, an Indo-UK joint venture satellite communications company, have reached India's rocket port to be orbited by an Indian rocket, the company said.
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Mars is real mighty in 1st James Webb observations of Red Planet
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images and spectra of Mars that show a region of the planets eastern hemisphere at two different wavelengths, or colours of infrared light.
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OneWeb's 36 satellites arrive in India ahead of launch
London, Sep 20 (IANS) OneWeb, an India-UK joint venture satellite communications company, on Tuesday announced the arrival of 36 satellites at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in advance of a planned launch from Sriharikota.
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NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds of space rocks on Mars
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) NASA's InSight lander has detected impact sounds from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. It marks the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on Mars.
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Don't miss Jupiter's closest date with Earth in 70 years on Sep 26
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Jupiter is set to make its closest approach to Earth in the last 70 years and on September 26, stargazers can expect an excellent view when the giant planet reaches opposition.
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WHO strongly advises against antibody treatments for Covid patients
New York, Sep 16 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly advised against antibody treatments for Covid-19 patients, saying antibody drugs sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab are not working on new variants like Omicron.
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France confers top civilian award on scientist-industrialist Swati Piramal
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) France's Minister for Europe & Foreign Affairs (Miss) Catherine Colonna conferred the 'Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) on scientist-industrialist Swati Piramal, Vice-Chairperson of the Piramal Group, here on Friday, officials said.
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SpaceX Starlink internet service now available in Antarctica
San Francisco, Sep 16 (IANS) Elon Musk's SpaceX has made it to Antarctica and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is testing one of its Starlink internet terminals at one of the most exteme locations in the world.
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CARE Hospitals performs 1st gynaecology procedure in Asia Pacific with Medtronic Hugo robotic system
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) City-based CARE Hospitals Group on Thursday announced the first gynecology (hysterectomy) procedure in the Asia-Pacific region, using Medtronic HugoTM robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system.
